When Xu heard that Gu Boyu was advising Xie Xiangxiang to get a divorce, she felt very uncomfortable.

The insignificant Earl's Mansion, with Gu Chengyan as insignificant as an ant, actually took the lead in proposing a divorce?

Gu Boyu let her make veiled accusations without offering any explanation. After all, Gu Chengyan was worse than a pig or a dog, and he was his own son!

“This unfilial son is heartless and cruel. It’s all my fault as his father for not raising him properly. Now all I can do is let Xie leave and take all her dowry with her.”

Left with no other choice, Madam Xu immediately decided to take Xie Xiangxiang's dowry away first, and wait for Gu Chengyan to return so that the two could sign and seal the divorce papers, thus ending their ill-fated relationship.

Madam Xu first went to the East City to buy a courtyard. Since Xie Xiangxiang couldn't return to the Xie Mansion, she would stay in the outer courtyard for the time being.

He personally went to the Earl's residence to find Xie Xiangxiang and persuaded her to leave with him immediately.

Xie Xiangxiang was unwilling to leave like this, and gritted her teeth and said, "Mother, I will not divorce."

Xu was furious and, without saying a word, slapped her several times across the face.

She simply couldn't understand what Xie Xiangxiang was thinking. Even after all this, what was she still after?

"Xiangxiang, this is a huge quagmire, are you blind? Gu Chengyan is worse than an animal, what are you after?"

Are you bewitched?

Forced into a corner by Madam Xu, Xie Xiangxiang went all out: "Mother, he has harmed me so badly, I want to watch him die! I want to watch Aunt Yue die!"

He had a close relationship with the Crown Prince. Last time, when his elder sister's troops were involved in the incident, it was he who pleaded with the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince gave him money and gifts, and with a single word, spared his mother-in-law's life. "If the Crown Prince ascends the throne, he can become a Duke..."

It's the Duke again!

Madam Xu wished she could crack open her head to see if a vicious little person was inside. How could she be so self-absorbed in such a hellish place?

"Xie Xiangxiang, use your dog brain and think about it carefully. Throughout history, has there ever been a eunuch who became a duke?"

Madam Xu forcibly dragged her to the East City to look at houses first, and then sent people to bring her dowry.

The old lady did not agree to their divorce. Her grandson was already a eunuch, and if Xie Xiangxiang divorced and left, he was destined to have no hope for the rest of his life.

Madam Xu didn't mince words with her, saying sarcastically, "Old Madam, Gu Chengyan is already a eunuch. Whether you release him or not, I'm taking my daughter with me."

The commotion at Fanghua Garden alerted Guan Yingying.

She has no one to rely on now; Yan Kenian has run away, and she doesn't even have anyone to deliver messages.

She went to find Madam Lu, wanting a maid to serve her, but on the way she overheard several maids gossiping together.

"The Grand Secretary and his wife have moved out, and the young mistress is leaving too. The whole place has become less prestigious."

"I heard that the local garrison has captured bandits and ordered the magistrate of Ouyang County to expedite the trial, killing those who should be killed and arresting those who should be arrested."

"Shh, don't say it..."

Guan Yingying broke out in a cold sweat.

She had to run.

If Wei Bufan is arrested, I will definitely be implicated.

However, it's officially registered that she's Gu Chengyan's concubine. If she runs away and gets caught, she'll die!

"Even that idiot Xie Xiangxiang has left, what am I still doing here? Love? Do Gu Chengyan and I still have love? I'll ask the Crown Prince for help, I want a divorce too."

Hurry and leave the palace to beg the Crown Prince!

She had no idea that the concept of divorce applied to concubines.

**

Meanwhile, two sisters were brought to the capital.

At Qingyuan Teahouse, Yuanyuanman and Nanxing received Yan Ke and Nian Ke.

Nianke hesitated and said, "Aunt Yue has already taken control of the Crown Prince. If my sister and I expose Aunt Yue, she will definitely beat us to death."

"The Lord is very good. He won't be unable to distinguish right from wrong and won't let you fall into Aunt Yue's hands. The Grand Madam will also protect you."

“But Aunt Yue has a close relationship with the Crown Prince, so the Crown Prince will definitely stand up for her.”

"If Madam says she will protect you, then she will. Besides, you have no other choice!"

That night, Nianke took her younger sister and ran away. They hid in the mountains for several days and nights, not daring to go anywhere. There was a village at the foot of the mountain, but the two of them had no idea where to go.

In ancient times, without the protection of their families, women's safety was not guaranteed.

If the two sisters went out like that, it was entirely possible that they would be abducted and taken to a building.

Just when they were at their wits' end, Xie Zhaozhao sent Hongying to find them.

"The bandits were brought here by Wei Bufan. If you can expose Aunt Yue for harming the whole household, the master will find a way to return your indenture and arrange a good place for you both."

The two sisters then learned that before this, Aunt Yue had asked them to send a letter to Wei Bufan to contact him, which was actually to lure out bandits.

“Aunt Yue is also looking for you everywhere, not because she misses you, but to silence you,” Manman said. “You can only cooperate with Madam.”

After all, it was the two of them who delivered the message, and it was the two of them who knew Wei Bufan.

The two sisters trembled with fear. At this critical moment, they were sacrificed to serve the bandits, and they were even to be killed to silence them. Aunt Yue always claimed that everyone was equal, yet she was so cruel.

To survive, one must expose Aunt Yue.

After settling Yan Kenianke at the inn, Manman immediately went back to inform Xie Zhaozhao.

Xie Zhaozhao held the water cup, gently stirred the tea leaves on the surface, sipped the tea carefully, and pondered deeply.

After a long while, she said calmly to Bei Chen, "Go and call the Earl here, and tell him I have something important to tell him."

During the division of the family property, she saw Gu Boyu's sincerity towards his brothers. In her previous life, Gu Boyu was her father-in-law. At that time, the Earl's family lived a comfortable life with her dowry. Gu Boyu had always been indulging in eating and drinking, and it was hard to say whether he was good or bad.

In this life, when the Earl's mansion encountered trouble, she saw Gu Boyu's character.

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